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Thumb wrestle

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thumb-a-warnounSynonym of thumb war.
thumb warnoun(hand games) A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
thumb masternoun(uncountable) A drinking game in which one player puts their thumb on the table, or other surface. The last of the other players to put their thumb on it has to drink.
arm-wrestleverb(ambitransitive) To compete in an arm-wrestle (with).
tug of warnounA game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.
arm wrestlingnounA strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.
finger wrestlingnounA contest of strength in which the competitors lock their fingers and pull in opposite directions until one of them is dragged beyond a limit.
wrestleverb(intransitive) To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.
handplaynoun(card games) In the game of skat, the playing of one's hand without using the skat.
tag wrestlingnountag team wrestling
wristlocknoun(combat sport) A wrestling hold in which the opponent is immobilized by having their wrist tightly held.
needle matchnounA contest between bitter rivals.
figure fournoun(combat sports) A grappling position where a fighter grabs an opponent's limb and then holds on to his or her own wrist with the other hand. Used in various joint locks.
tug-of-warnounAlternative spelling of tug of war. [A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.]
handy-fightnoun(rare) A fight with the hands; boxing.
tiltnounA slope or inclination.
buttnoun(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
closeHaving little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
camel toenoun(volleyball) Knurled fingers.
wrestlingnounA sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.

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